NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Nashville Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro two games for elbowing Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn.
The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Wednesday after a morning hearing for the rookie defenseman. Fabbro will forfeit $15,948.28 based on his average annual salary, with the money going to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Fabbro hit McGinn’s head with his left elbow at 13:47 of the second period Tuesday night, and Fabbro left his feet finishing the hit. He was given a 2-minute minor penalty for elbowing, and Carolina won the game 3-2 in overtime.
The Predators already are without a pair of defensemen, with captain Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis both on injured reserve.
The Josi transaction was made Tuesday, after he took a high stick from Dallas’ Denis Gurianov 2:46 into the third period that drew blood earlier in the week. Josi stayed in the game and scored the winning goal Sunday in the shootout victory in Dallas, but missed Tuesday’s overtime loss in Carolina.
Josi became the fourth Nashville player on injured reserve within the past week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.